Towel-dispensing cabinet



W. P. McCORKINDALE. TOWEL DISPENSING CABINET.

APPLlCATlON FILED DEC. 6, 1919.

Patented Sept. 7, 1920.

TI ELEL enirso STATES WILLIAM P. MCCORKINDALE, OE HOLYOKE,BIASSAUHUSETTS, ASS-IGNOR TO EMILY K.

DIETZ, 0F PHILADELPZIA, EENNSYLVANIA.

TOWEL-DISPENSING CABINET.

- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 7, 1920.

nection to the body of the cabinet extending along the bottom portion ofthcabinet and providing one side or border of the delivery openingformed in the bottom if the cabinet.

ll ith the above and other objects in View the invention consists incertain new and use'iul constructions, combine;ions and errangenients ofparts clearly shown in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is an end el ration.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View thereof showing the door in its openposition.

iQlllIlg to the accompanying drawings 5 designates the back wall oi; thecabinet. {3 one end wall and T the opposite end -all and 8 the top wallwhich are rigidly connected to each other.

The back wall 5 is formed wardly extending horizontal l pintle rod 10 isdisposed in parallel re to the edge of said ledge 9 and (onnez'ted byangular terminal portions 11 to the end walls 5 and T. The pintle rod 10is spaced from the edge portion of the ledge 9 to pro ride a norinollyopened delivery opening 12 through which the towels may be withdrawn.

The front wall 13 is to "ined on its lower end with a horizontal flangell which is connected by means of hinge eyes 15 with the pintle rod 10and this front wall is adapted to open outwardly and downwardly and besupported in its open position wholly by the .pintle rod 10.

wall in 1 slot 18 formed in the front w dlocl; 1 secured to. the U s:

e ge 1i permits movement or the flange or led the hand to be ins tedunder tl towel stacl: or to he retained in this posit" 111 during thefilling operation, thus insuring a neat and rapid positioning oi? thetowels in the rabinet. Haring described my invention 1 claim:

A dispensing cabinet for paper towels and the like consisting oi ahousing including; side walls a top wall a rear wall and a bot tom wallof width than the width. of the sides and extending from a pointrearw-nrdly oi (he center line 01 the container to the back wall. apintle secured at its ends to the side walls and located between theforward edge of said bottom wall and the forward edges of the sidewalls, a front 'all having on its lower end an exte: sion (onstituting11. bottom wall portion in its normal position and hingedly connectedwith said pintle't ront wall being ada ted be disposed a'minst the'lorwerd ode, the side walls. and means tor holding aid :ront its closedposition. extension of Lire said front wall when in its norina positionbeing disposwl snhsianially in ihe same plane as the bottom wall and itsrear edge being spaced forwardly from the forward edge of the bott inwall to priwide a deliv ery opening. said coinainer being adapted toreceive a plnru t of sheets so that the forh rco'l' \"ill be supportedby ward portions t r said pintle and the extension of said front wall.

Signed by me at Springfield, Massachusetts.

\VILLlL-XM P. MoCORKINDEJiE.

